Fossil experts say they have gained unprecedented insights into a type of enormous prehistoric shark, after finding complete skeletons of the creatures. The specimens, discovered…
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Climate crisis increasing frequency of deadly ocean upwells, study finds
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Global heating has pushed the world’s coral reefs to a fourth planet-wide mass bleaching event that is on track to be the most extensive on…
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From Oregon to California, blankets of alien-like blue creatures are washing up on rocky beaches. They are Velella velella, tiny colonies of organisms with a…
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We are prone to obsessing over ourselves and over animals like us. But most of the life on Earth is not like us at all.…
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As a two-year-old orca calf circled a lagoon off the west coast of Canada on Monday, she heard a comforting sound resonating through the unfamiliar…
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The scale of unregulated fishing in a disputed region close to the Falkland Islands has reached an “overwhelming” level that is threatening fish populations and…
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What is sewage fungus? It is slimy, murky brown, smells bad, and fills river enthusiasts and anglers with gloom. But it is probably useful to…
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On an overcast morning, several miles off Sardinia’s east coast, four men jump into a net where 49 giant Atlantic bluefin tuna are fighting for…
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Researchers in California may have gotten the first ever look at a newborn great white shark, which they captured in drone images taken last summer.…
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